Author Andrew W

A few months ago I noticed a number of these signs going up at abandoned houses around the neighborhood, promising greening thanks to federal stimulus dollars, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It wasn’t clear what greening was, nothing seemed to be happening with them, and there wasn’t much on it around the web or…

Do you like Girl Scout cookies? Odds are the answer is yes, and thanks to DCist, I learned about this website where you can search for the nearest places cookies will be sold. For Columbia Heights folks (at least the 20009 and 20010 zip codes) there’s only one option left: the Giant at 14th and…

Bloombars mural Originally uploaded by squidpantsDCist reports on MuralsDC, a partnership between the city’s public works department and the Commission on Arts and Humanities, which is looking for businesses to apply for murals to cover graffiti on their buildings. So if you have a business with a graffiti problem, sign up! There’s no cost to…

The Community Marketplace season is almost upon on us: May 7th is the first day! They’re having a meeting to get neighborhood feedback on Wednesday, check it out: Dear Neighbors,Please come to the meeting of the CH Community Marketplace Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 16th at 7 p.m. at the Park Triangle Apartment building…

I checked out Lou’s City Bar’s grand opening list night with some friends, and the verdict was: decent. It’s got a very modern interior, sort of like a fancy ski chalet, with lots of TVs. The first thing we noticed was that it’s very loud. I hope they put it some dampening, as right now…

If you like to eat out or you like helping worthy causes, Thursday is your day. Food and Friends, a nonprofit that delivers meals to people with illnesses like AIDS and cancer, has their Dining Out for Life fundraiser that day. Basically you go to one of the participating restaurants and they’ll donate a portion…

View Larger MapThe other day I stumbled onto something random: there’s a hostel, the DC Trekker, in our neighborhood, at 1422 Harvard Street NW. Kind of interesting, in that I’m not familiar with any other hostels in DC, except one on 11th Street downtown. The place seems to be pretty new, insofar as most of…

Today is Mardi Gras, aka Fat Tuesday, and the Red Derby is getting into the spirit. It’s the 3rd annual party and they’ll have $3 hurricanes and $5 shrimp po’ boys, plus the roof deck will be open. There’s even a zydeco band music, masks and beads. Sounds pretty fun. The Derb is at 3718 14th…

Got this note from a reader: it serves as a reminder that you should always watch your stuff, even if you’re somewhere where you wouldn’t normally be worried. I was eating at Five Guys at 14th and Irving earlier tonight and had my wallet stolen out of my purse. Be really, really careful with your…

Lou’s City Bar, the new sports bar opening next to CommonWealth (RIP) on Irving Street, is set to open Thursday, according to their website. I passed by today Sunday and saw this scene, looks like some people getting trained or sampling the food — maybe a soft opening? They’re going to have 24 beer taps…